The church was watched over closely by the late Pope Francis, who spoke daily with its parish priest and once gifted his popemobile to the children there. In a rare and risky visit to Gaza — largely sealed off from foreign officials — Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Theophilos III, the…
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday visited a Christian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and urged accountability for an attack on an ancient church, which residents have blamed on Israeli settlers. In early July, the village of Taybeh was hit by an arson attack in the area of the ruins of the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country “deeply regrets that a stray ammunition” hit Gaza’s only Catholic Church, killing three people sheltering there. “Every innocent life lost is a tragedy. We share the grief of the families and the faithful,” he said in a statement. The incident happened on Thursday when an Israeli…
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City, said Thursday that several people were injured in “a raid” on the church, including the Parish Priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. The patriarchate later said two people were killed in the incident. “With deep sorrow the Latin Patriarchate can…
NewsFeed A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro region killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 200 others, including 18 children, Ukrainian officials said. As rescue crews combed through rubble, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged NATO allies in the Netherlands to invest in Ukraine’s defence. Published On 24 Jun 202524 Jun 2025
